Russell Jackson

Unpredictable roads ahead for Australia

Oct 13, 2015 Summer is a time when the country kids itself about its cricket. It's likely to be different this season

The importance of Cameron Bancroft

Sep 22, 2015 The new man in the Australia squad is a fielder who has the potential to be ranked an allrounder by virtue of his skill close-in

Arthur Morris, my pen pal

Sep 3, 2015 How the Australian batsman touched the heart of a young fan he had never met by responding to his letters

Michael Clarke: a fan's notes

Aug 19, 2015 In many ways, he was representative of a generation of Australian men - though he more accurately represented a historic shift that divides athlete and fan more than ever before

Two sides to the Haddin case

Aug 3, 2015 For all the emotion tied to his family situation and the depth of his contribution to the Test side, he was seriously out of form with the bat

Mitchell learns to rock (again)

Jul 21, 2015 Soggy in Cardiff, he was back to red-hot at Lord's, providing a fine exposition of the art of heavy metal bowling

When Harris grimaced, Australia smiled

Jul 7, 2015 Equal parts carthorse and strike bowler, whether fit and firing or bruised and shrugging away pain, he bowled for wins, and more often than not he got them

Ken Grieves, forgotten hero

Jun 25, 2015 Remembering an Australian cricketer and footballer who played in the Ashes - against the country of his birth

Older Australia, stronger Australia?

Jun 9, 2015 Their batsmen are well seasoned going into the Ashes - like on other recent visits to England. It is a trend that has worked in terms of run-scoring, if not overall results

Darren Lehmann, Yorkshire colossus

May 20, 2015 He did spectacularly well in county cricket and was part of many an escapade, but those exploits went largely unnoticed back home